{"id":1194,"date":"2004-01-01T19:53:04","date_gmt":"2004-01-02T00:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2017-02-13T21:52:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T02:52:23","slug":"first-person-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/first-person-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Series Profile: First Person Fiction [in Bloomsbury Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"First<\/a><\/p>\n

Behind the Mountains<\/strong> by Edwidge Danticat
\nFlight to Freedom<\/strong> by Ana Veciana-Suarez
\nFinding My Hat<\/strong> by John Son
\nThe Stone Goddess<\/strong> by Minfong Ho<\/p>\n

With the\u00a0exception of the Native Americans \u2013 and some\u00a0may still argue that they walked over the Bering Straits\u00a0from Asia \u2013\u00a0every so-called American is actually an\u00a0immigrant. Even as the term \u201cAmerican\u201d may still connote a\u00a0fair-skinned Caucasian who is blond and blue-eyed, in reality\u00a0Americans come in every color, from every ethnicity and every\u00a0culture.<\/p>\n

In the publishing industry, Scholastic has been a major\u00a0leader in depicting the lives of every type of young American\u00a0with three highly popular series \u2013\u00a0Dear\u00a0America, My America<\/em>, and My Name Is\u00a0America<\/em> \u2013\u00a0all of which capture the American\u00a0experience from colonial to modern times,\u00a0including numerous historical immigrant\u00a0experiences as well.\u00a0The latest Scholastic series, First Person\u00a0Fiction<\/em>, focuses on the more recent immigrant\u00a0experience. \u201cToday\u2019s immigrants have\u00a0different expectations from the people who\u00a0came a hundred or more years ago,\u201d says\u00a0Amy Griffin, senior editor of Orchard Books,\u00a0the Scholastic imprint responsible for the\u00a0series. \u201cBefore, it was about assimilation.\u00a0Today, it\u2019s about maintaining a balance\u00a0between the culture of the world left behind,\u00a0and marrying that home culture with the\u00a0new culture that is America.\u201d<\/p>\n

First Person Fiction<\/em> debuted in October\u00a02002 with two titles \u2013\u00a0Behind the Mountains<\/em>\u00a0by Edwidge Danticat and Flight to Freedom<\/em> by Ana\u00a0Veciana-Suarez \u2013\u00a0then added two titles, Finding My Hat<\/em> by\u00a0John Son and The Stone Goddess<\/em> by Minfong Ho, in October\u00a02003. The first two are scheduled for paperback release in\u00a0February 2004. \u201cWe wanted to find writers who themselves\u00a0had immigrated to America,\u201d explains Griffin. \u201cBecause they\u00a0would understand the struggles and get the voice right, readers\u00a0could trust these writers\u2019 knowledge of the immigrant\u00a0experience.\u201d … [click here for more<\/a>]\n

Series profile<\/strong>: The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, January\/February 2004<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2003<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"first-person-fiction\"<\/p>\n

Behind the Mountains<\/strong> by Edwidge Danticat
\nFlight to Freedom<\/strong> by Ana Veciana-Suarez
\nFinding My Hat<\/strong> by John Son
\nThe Stone Goddess<\/strong> by Minfong Ho<\/p>\n

With the exception of the Native Americans\u2014and some may still argue that they walked over the Bering Straits from Asia \u2013 every so-called American is actually an immigrant. Even as the term \u201cAmerican\u201d may still connote a fair-skinned Caucasian who is blond and blue-eyed, in reality Americans come in every color, from every ethnicity and every culture.<\/p>\n

In the publishing industry, Scholastic has been a major leader in depicting the lives of every type of young American with three highly popular series \u2013 Dear America, My America, and My Name Is America \u2013 all of which capture the American experience from colonial to modern times, including numerous historical immigrant experiences as well. The latest Scholastic series, First Person Fiction, focuses on the more recent immigrant experience. \u201cToday\u2019s immigrants have different expectations from the people who came a hundred or more years ago,\u201d says Amy Griffin, senior editor of Orchard Books, the Scholastic imprint responsible for the series. \u201cBefore, it was about assimilation. Today, it\u2019s about maintaining a balance between the culture of the world left behind, and marrying that home culture with the new culture that is America.\u201d <\/p>\n

First Person Fiction debuted in October 2002 with two titles \u2013 Behind the Mountains<\/em> by Edwidge Danticat and Flight to Freedom<\/em> by Ana Veciana-Suarez \u2013 then added two titles, Finding My Hat<\/em> by John Son and The Stone Goddess<\/em> by Minfong Ho, in October 2003. The first two are scheduled for paperback release in February 2004. \u201cWe wanted to find writers who themselves had immigrated to America,\u201d explains Griffin. \u201cBecause they would understand the struggles and get the voice right, readers could trust these writers\u2019 knowledge of the immigrant experience.\u201d …[click here for more<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Series profile<\/strong>: The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, January\/February 2004<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult<\/p>\n

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